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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Margaret Gray: Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Associate Professor of Political Science at Adelphi University, Margaret Gray will discuss her new book about migrant labor in the Hudson Valley, Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic.In the blizzard of attention around the virtues of local food production, food writers and activists place environmental protection, animal welfare, and saving small farms at the forefront of their attention. Yet amid this turn to wholesome and responsible food choices, the lives and working conditions of farmworkers are often an afterthought.Labor and the Locavore focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. Based on more than a decade’s in-depth interviews with workers, farmers, and others, Gray’s examination clearly shows how the currency of agrarian values serves to mask the labor concerns of an already hidden workforce.She also explores the historical roots of farmworkers’ predicaments and examines the ethnic shift from Black to Latino workers. With an analysis that can be applied to local food concerns around the country, this book challenges the reader to consider how the mentality of the alternative food movements implies a comprehensive food ethic that addresses workers’ concerns. Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102 Sponsor: Difference and Media Project; Human Rights Program; Human Rights Project; LAIS Program; Spanish Studies Contact: Human Rights Project. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7650 Website: http://hrp.bard.edu If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/